Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School (HNJ) is a

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. The school is part of the parish of the

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and under the control of the

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. Annual tuition in 2002 was $2350 for parishioners.

Teaching and facilities

The school teaches grades

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through 8th grade. HNJ School is accredited by the

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. The principal is Mary Ann Irwin. There is an enrollment of 255 students, from preschool at 3 years through 8th grade. HNJ teaches the basic subjects of

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. There are 28 classrooms including science lab, library, music and art room. There are at least four multimedia computers in every classroom, all networked internally and hooked up to the Internet, two mobile

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labs and there is also a

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with 30 computers with Internet access. Middle school students work from Samsung Galaxy Note tablets in every class, with many textbooks now coming to the digital format. Teaching in all grade levels integrates technology into the curriculum.

Achievements and awards

* Winner of the 1999 “National Catholic Teacher Schools for Tomorrow, Innovation in Technology Award” * Home & School Association winner of 2000 “Distinguished Home & School Award by the NCEA” * National School Board Award in 2000 * National Distinguished Principal Award 2001. * U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence 2001 * No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon School of Academic Excellence 2003 * 99.5% of parents volunteering 20 or more hours a year * 90% retention rate for teachers * An educational endowment fund of over $2M to help fund long-term objectives of the school * The 8th grade students’ group scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) standardized test in 1999, were - Reading 99th percentile, Language 99th, Math 97th and total battery 99th. Only one percent of the nation scored higher. * In 2000 the 6th-8th grade group scores on the ITBS were higher than the 6th- 8th grade scores in the

and in all the Catholic Schools in the state of Florida. The 2nd grade group score was in the 92nd percentile. * In 2001, at the regional Science and Engineering Fair students won three 1st Places, six 2nd Places, four 3rd Places, and seven 4th Places. In 2000, at the same fair, HNJ won three 1st places, two 2nd Places, two 3rd Places. * In the Florida State Science Fair, a 7th grader scored 2nd in the state in Junior Botany, and a 6th grader scored 4th in the state in Junior Physics. In 2000, the school board won an award for effectiveness.NABCCCE 2000 Outstanding Board Awardee
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Athletics

* Flag football * Volleyball * Basketball * Baseball * Tennis * Soccer

History

The children of HNJ parish attended Ascension School, which opened in September 1961, staffed by the Irish

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, from

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. In March, 1964, the new school began with approximately 50 students attending classes in the church hall. By September 1964, the school building was completed and housed the first four grades that school year. Each year an additional grade was added through the eighth grade. In 1965 portable buildings were added and in 1968 a kindergarten class was opened. The HNJ School Board’s five-year plan, which included five new classrooms, was completed in time for the 1998-99 school year. In 2009 there were 260 students enrolled in PK-8.

Footnotes

External links

Official HNJ School Site

Official HNJ Parish Site
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